Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
DEATH OF MANNING.
The Career of a Democratic States
man Ended.
The News Causes no Surprise in Al
O2ny, as it Had Been Expected for
Several Days Past.

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 24-Daniel Man
ming, the great democratic leader and
statesman died at l: 80 o'clock this after
noon.
The news of Mr.. Manning's death
spread rapidly, but caused little surprise
as everybody had given up hope of his
recovery. He was brought to this city
Tuesday evening, Dec. Ii from New
York. Mrs. Manning and James FL. Man
ming were with him. DIR. Loomis, his
physician in New York, expressed no
immediate alarm at his illness. He came
to Albany to seek rest and crafty that
affection for the place of his birth which
had been controlling motive with him
throughout his life.
The diagnos of his case at the time he
was stricken at Washington showed he
was suffering from Bright's disease, su-
perlnduced by blood poisoning, that re-
suited, IN the opinion of DR.. Harry Hun,
his physician, from the bad sanitary con-
ditlon of his Office in the treasury de-
partment. To this disease were attrib-
uted the cerebral hemorrhage and
paralysis. Since last Tuesday night
Mr.. Manning had been confined to his
bed, and his powers have gradually failed.
Mr.. Manning bore the statement of
his condition with the heroic courage of
which his whole life has been the incar-
nation. He conversed calmly with his
family upon the subject. A week ago
last night he was visited by the Rev. j.
Livingston Reese, pastor of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, of which Mr.. Manning
had been member and communicate
for many years, and DIR. Reese, has been
in attendance upon him several times
during each day since. Last Sunday
prayers were said In each Of the Episco-
pal churches IF the city for him at the
direction eff Bishop Doane.
All through the afternoon and evening
kilograms expressing sorrow and be-
reavement were received by Mrs. Man
ming and Mr.. James III. Manning. Many
notes of coincidence from Albany and
state officers were also received. Among
the senders of messages were Governor
Hill, Samuel j. Randall, Colonel Lamont
and others.
A dispatch from Washington says:
The news of Daniel Manning's death was
received at the capital this afternoon,
and caused profound sorrow among his
old associates. The fact is recalled that
when Mr.. Manning entered Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet he was second only to the
president himself in physical strength,
and the siege he had to endure as the
head of a great department with vast pat
ronage was scarcely less than that which
the executive had to meet. Mr.. Manning
insisted on knowing all the details of his
Office, and, like Judge Folger, overworked
himself looking after matters that should
have been left to subordinates.
When he was stricken down in March,
1885, persons who knew what had been
going on predicted he would never re-
cover. AS usual when public officer is
seriously sick the effort was made to
show that his illness was not dangerous.
His family knew better. They were
grieyed that he did not insist on the
president accepting his resignation for
they felt that in private life lay the
only hope of his ultimate recovery. But
the secretary was ambitious and would
hardly own that his public career was
over. When the president asked that
the resignation be held in allegiance he
readily consented. In the fall Of 1886
Mr.. Manning came back to the treasury
department, but the efforts of well-mean-
ing friends could not disguise the fact
that he soon mnst quit the department.
This became so plain during the winter
that the New Workers who were looking
for name with which to identify a
banking enterprise, began negotiations
for Secretary Manning to become its
nominal head. He consented, though it
was doubtful if he for single day fully
realized what he was doing.